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Using the Internet: Making the Most of the Web’s Resources

Using the Internet: Making the Most of the Web’s Resources. James B. Dang Associate Professor/Department Chair of Computer Science Southeast Campus. History of the Internet. Developed for secure military communications Evolved from Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET)

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Using the Internet: Making the Most of the Web’s Resources

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  1. Using the Internet: Making the Most of the Web’s Resources James B. Dang Associate Professor/Department Chair of Computer Science Southeast Campus

  2. History of the Internet • Developed for secure military communications • Evolved from Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) • Funded by the U.S. government in the 1960s • Enabled computers at leading universities and research organizations to communicate with each other

  3. The Web vs. the Internet • The Web is part of the Internet, distinguished by • Common communication protocols • Hyperlinks • 1989: Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee • 1993: Mosaic browser released • 1994: Netscape Navigator marked beginning of the Web’s major growth

  4. Internet Communications • E-mail • Instant messaging • Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) • Group communication

  5. E-Mail • Electronic mail • Asynchronous communication • Types of e-mail accounts • Client-based • Web-based • Not private • Can be printed or forwarded • Employer can monitor

  6. Instant Messaging • Real-time, text-based conversations • Personal and business uses • List of contacts: buddy list • IM software detects members’ presence • Example: AOL Instant Messenger

  7. Voice over Internet Protocol • VoIP: Using the Internet to place phone calls • Uses technology similar to e-mail to send voice data digitally • Requires speakers, a microphone, an Internet connection, and a VoIP provider

  8. Voice over Internet Protocol • VoIP services differ: • Free services require an account on both ends • Paid services connect phone to computer • Cable/DSL providers offer phone through broadband • Wi-Fi IP phones call through Internet hotspots and wireless networks

  9. Voice over Internet Protocol Advantages Disadvantages Lower sound quality Less reliability Loss of service when power is interrupted Security issues • Free or low cost • Portability • Convenience

  10. Group Communication • Chat rooms • Newsgroups • Listservs • Blogs and vlogs • Wikis • Podcasts and webcasts • Social networks

  11. Chat Rooms • Real-time, text-based conversations • Rooms can focus on specific topics or interests or be general interest • Identity protection • Username can allow anonymous interaction • Netiquette: rules of polite interaction

  12. Newsgroups and Listservs • Newsgroups • Online discussion forums • Members post and reply to messages • Create or respond to “threads” • Listservs • Electronic mailing lists of people interested in a topic • Threads are sent as e-mails • Less public than newsgroups

  13. Social Networks • Online personal and business networks • Examples include Facebook , MySpace, and LinkedIn • Members share common interests • Members communicate by voice, chat, IM, videoconference, and blogs • Growth has been explosive

  14. Web 2.0 • Web interactions between people, software, and data • Social web where the user is also a participant • New applications that combine the functions of multiple applications

  15. What is Web 2.0? A term describing the trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users. These concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities and hosted services, such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies (social tagging). Wikipedia

  16. Blogs and Vlogs • Personal journals posted on the Web • Weblogs: blogs • Primarily text-based • Simple to create, read, and manage • Entries listed on a single page, with most recent entry at the top • Searchable • Video logs: vlogs • Digital video clips playable on media player software

  17. Wikis • Wikis: Web sites that allow anyone to change their content • Provide a source for collaborative writing • Eliminate exchanging e-mails • Track revisions

  18. Podcasts • Podcasts: Compressed audio or video files distributed on the Internet • Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology allows constant updates for subscribers • Podcasts are all over the Web • Need “aggregator” software to gather podcasts • Need media player software to play them • Simple to create

  19. Webcasts • Webcasts: Broadcasts of audio or video content over the Internet • Often live • Delivered to your computer • Use streaming media

  20. Topics on Web 2 • Collaborative/Concurrent Word Processing • Mobile Desktops & Application Suites • Multi-Point Video Applications • Collaborative / Community Tools • Some fun stuff

  21. Collaborative Word Processing • Adobe Acrobat (Buzzword)* • Zoho (Sharing) • Google Docs (Sharing) * Buzzword facilitates concurrent editing

  22. Mobile Desktops & Application Suites • Zoho • Glide (Still in beta) • AirSet (Still in beta) • ThinkFree • G.ho.st • Google Docs

  23. Cube

  24. Multi-Point Video Applications • Elluminate vRoom • ooVoo • Adobe Acrobat (ConnectNow) • Skype • Glide

  25. Collaborative / Community Tools • Pbwiki • Zoho Wiki • Blogger • AirSet (wiki & blog) • Zoho Suite (wiki)

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